If you're concerned about your thoughts about children or someone else's behavior
If you’re concerned by your own sexual thoughts about children and young people, or by someone else's behavior (such as a friend or family member), there are organizations that can provide support for people who need help coping with these feelings and urges.
Remember, it can be criminal to produce, possess or share photos and videos of children being sexually abused and exploited. It is also against Facebook's Terms of Service
and Community Standards
.
You can also learn how to report images of child exploitation
on Facebook.
If you're going through a difficult time, contact a helpline if you or a friend need support. You can visit our emotional health hub
or find a helpline.
Organizations and resources
Global
Troubled Desire
Description: online resources, confidential
https://troubled-desire.com/
https://troubled-desire.com/en/assessment.html
(online assessment)
Helplinks.eu
Description: online resources, some confidential
https://helplinks.eu/
Help Wanted Prevention Intervention
Description: online course, confidential
https://www.helpwantedprevention.org/
Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse at Johns Hopkins
Description: online resources, confidential helplines, self-help content
https://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/moore-center-for-the-prevention-of-child-sexual-abuse/
Karolinska Institutet Study (Anonymous therapy)
Description: online program, individual support, Tor use, free, confidential
https://www.iterapi.se/sites/preventit/register
.onion link
ReDirection Self-Help Program
Description: online resources, confidential
English website
English .onion link
Spanish website
Spanish .onion link
Belgium
Stop it Now!
Description: confidential, online resources, helpline
https://stopitnow.be/
0800 200 50Canada
Talking for Change/Parler pour Changer
Description: online resources, anonymous helplines (phone and chat), free therapy
English site: https://talkingforchange.ca/
French site: https://parlerpourchanger.ca/
1-833-703-3303 (toll-free)
416-583-1310Czechia
Projektu Parafilik
Description: confidential, online resources
https://www.projektparafilik.cz/
Finland
Seksuaalinen Kiinnostus Lapsiin-Omahoito
Description: confidential, online resources
mielenterveystalo.fi/
Germany
The Institute of Sexology and Sexual Medicine at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Description: confidential, online resources, therapeutic support
https://www.dont-offend.org/
https://troubled-desire.com/
India
Don't Offend India
Description: confidential, online resources, helpline
https://dontoffendindia.org/
1800 123 8905Netherlands
Stop It Now!
Description: confidential, online resources, helpline
https://downloaders.stopitnow.nl/
New Zealand
Safe to talk / Kōrero mai ka ora
Description: Helpline, confidential, free, 24/7
Safetotalk.nz
0800 044 334 (Call)
4334 (Text)Spain
PrevenSI.
Description: Helpline, confidential, online resources
https://prevensi.es/
900-440-443Sweden
Preventell.se (ANOVA, Karolinska University Hospital)
Description: online resources, helpline
http://preventell.se/
020-66 77 88United Kingdom and Ireland
Stop It Now!
Description: confidential, online resources, helpline, live chat
https://www.stopitnow.org.uk/
0808 1000 900 https://contactus.stopitnow.org.uk/
(confidential messaging)
The Portman Clinic
Description: health service clinic
https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/care-and-treatment/our-clinical-services/portman-clinic/
Stop So
Description: health service clinic
https://stopso.org.uk/
The Safer Living Foundation
Description: local community help service
http://saferlivingfoundation.org/
United States
Stop It Now!
Description: confidential, online resources, helpline
https://www.stopitnow.org/
1-888-PREVENT
